WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top Republican ally of President Donald Trump, is threatening legislation to impose economic sanctions on Turkey if it invades Syria. Graham has Democratic allies and warned that any congressional vote would be overwhelming. Trump decided to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria, clearing the way for an expected […]
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ZEKE MILLER, LOLITA C. BALDOR and JILL COLVIN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria, clearing the way for an expected Turkish assault and essentially abandoning Kurdish fighters who fought alongside American forces to defeat the Islamic State. The move drew immediate outrage from some of the president’s closest allies in […]
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s Kurds accused the U.S. of turning its back on its allies and risking gains made in the fight against the Islamic State group as American troops began pulling back on Monday from positions in northeastern Syria ahead of an expected Turkish assault. Syrian Kurdish fighters warned that Washington’s abrupt decision to […]
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NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press
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